SG 94/23
A revised version of safety standard EN1466 for carry cots and stands is now available in the library of CEN for European standardization bodies. It should be published by all the member states by December 2023.
The new EN1466: 2023 standard for the safety of carry cots and stands was published in June.
The revision was initiated to address safety concerns relating to new product types, and particularly non-rigid carry cots, that have been placed on the EU market after the previous version of the standard has been published in 2014.
The European Working Group had long and passionate debates because these articles are intended for unsupervised sleep, which is where safety issues are most important.
In order to move forward more quickly and to have an up-to-date standard for 'traditional' carry cots and stands, the scope of the standard has been restricted and redefined:
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The standard has already been published in six European countries (Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Latvia and Norway). Other European National Bodies have six months to publish the new standard in their catalogue.
The standard proposes a one-year transitional period for the withdrawal of any conflicting standards (withdrawal from the previous version of the standard). That means, the transitional period will end in June 2024.
The EN1466: 2023 is expected to be listed in the European Official Journal, to give presumption of conformity to the General Product Safety regulations. There is no date set for this publication.
For products that are not covered by the new scope, and more generally products intended to facilitate babies’ sleeping, new discussions will be launched at the EU level in order to draft appropriate requirements and test methods. Stay tuned!
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